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Zenola Harper heard about us while visiting a child at Rye Country Day School, where Caroline Breinin and her mother, Rachel, were encouraging students to bring in sneakers to be given to campers who needed them. This is a whole different story as Caroline, co-chair of our Youth Advisory Committee, has gotten 400 pairs to go to South Africa. Zenola, associated with Jack and Jill of Westchester, thought the children in Jack and Jill might be interested as a fundraising project. I was in contact with her, but mostly deciding on a good day to come to speak to them after the fundraising was finished. So much for my use as a motivational speaker! We decided on a late April date and I was told when to appear. There were 30 children and 15 parents at the Girls and Boys Club of New Rochelle for the occasion. Neither I nor the children knew how much had been raised. After dinner, I gave a talk and showed slides. Then there were some questions. Finally, the giant check was presented: $2,700! The kids had done laps around their school, sold cookies, done odd jobs, and, in general, a great variety of jobs and services aimed at helping kids abroad. We're hoping for some of them to become involved with the Youth Advisory Committee and to spread the word to other Jack and Jill Clubs nationwide. A very inspirational evening! Thanks, Zenola and others who helped plan it.  |
| Last Updated on Monday, 05 October 2009 11:02 |
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